Eychenne Flips to a Big Double
The action started with an under-the-gun raise by Ryuta Nakai and Thomas Eychenne on the button made it 260,000 to go. Nakai then four-bet big to 950,000 and that sent Eychenne into a very long tank. While the pay jump approached, Eychenne was thinking for more than eight minutes until a player at the table called the clock while he had been visibly agonising the spot during the entire tank.
With three seconds remaining on his thirty-second countdown, Eychenne moved all-in and Nakai called with the covering stack.
Thomas Eychenne: Q♣Q♠ 
Ryuta Nakai: A♥K♣
The flip went to Eychenne thanks to the J♣8♠4♦5♦7♠ board and he doubled for massive 2,420,000 to join the chip leaders in the penultimate level of the day.
"I wasn't tanking for the pay jump, I was really thinking about the spot," Eychenne assured after all was done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,920,000
2,080,000
|
2,080,000 |
|
1,600,000
3,090,000
|
3,090,000 |